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Working Like a Dog
Working Like a Dog
Written by Gena K. Gorrell
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781770490314
Our Price: $16.95
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Working Like a Dog
Written by Gena K. Gorrell

Format: eBook
On Sale: May 8, 2009
Price: $16.95

Winner of The 2003 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award

Included on VOYA’s ninth annual Nonfiction Honor List


Since the first hungry wolf bravely approached an ancient cooking fire and was rewarded with a scrap of meat, our lives and the lives of dogs have been interwoven. Dogs have worked for us as... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Little Lions, Bull Baiters & Hunting Hounds
Little Lions, Bull Baiters & Hunting Hounds
Written by Jeff Crosby and Shelley Ann Jackson, Illustrated by Jeff Crosby and Shelley Ann Jackson
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780887768156
Our Price: $19.95
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Little Lions, Bull Baiters & Hunting Hounds
Written by Jeff Crosby and Shelley Ann Jackson
Illustrated by Jeff Crosby and Shelley Ann Jackson


Format: Hardcover, 72 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $19.95

Since prehistoric times, humans and dogs have shared a unique bond and both have served each other well. Early people discarded food and as a result, wild wolves cast fear and caution aside, following and approaching their two-legged neighbors until they became less wary of each other. As humans hunted, fished... Read more >
Good Dog
Good Dog
Written by Maya Gottfried
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780553113839
Our Price: $6.99
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Good Dog
Written by Maya Gottfried

Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $6.99

In this heart-stealing picture book, fine artist Robert Rahway Zakanitch gives us 16 masterful, soulful, impossibly expressive portraits of dogs, and Maya Gottfried wonderfully captures their voices and inner personalities in 16 enchanting poems. It’s a doggie delight!

These dogs beg to be patted, tickled, scratched, and ruffled. Which one will... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
Barry: The Bravest Saint Bernard
Barry: The Bravest Saint Bernard
Written by Lynn Hall
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375844393
Our Price: $3.99
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Barry: The Bravest Saint Bernard
Written by Lynn Hall

Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $3.99

Illus. in full color. This is the true-life story of Barry, a remarkable Saint Bernard who gained worldwide fame for rescuing more than 40 people trapped under avalanches. Read more >
Science Chapters: More Than Man's Best Friend
Science Chapters: More Than Man's Best Friend
Written by Robyn O'Sullivan
Format: Hardcover Library Binding
ISBN: 9780792259404
Our Price: $17.90
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Science Chapters: More Than Man's Best Friend
Written by Robyn O'Sullivan

Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $17.90

A profile of dogs with jobs: guide dogs, service dogs, customs dogs, herders, and search-and-rescue dogs. More Than Man's Best Friend examines clever canines and the work they do for us. Read more >
Sesame Subjects: My First Book About Dogs
Sesame Subjects: My First Book About Dogs
Written by Kama Einhorn, Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375835148
Our Price: $7.99
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Sesame Subjects: My First Book About Dogs
Written by Kama Einhorn
Illustrated by Joe Mathieu


Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: July 11, 2006
Price: $7.99

Arf, arf! What little kid doesn’t want to know more about dogs? Professor Grover and Elmo are here to teach them all about breeds, dog care, what working dogs do, and much more. Barkley, the big Sesame Street dog, appears as a special guest! Read more >
If I Had a Dog
If I Had a Dog
Written by Carolyn Jackson, Illustrated by France Brassard
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780887767258
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If I Had a Dog
Written by Carolyn Jackson
Illustrated by France Brassard


Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 7, 2006
Price: $16.95

Six-year-old Maxine is dog crazy. She draws dogs, she has dogs on her T-shirts, she even drags home neighbors’ dogs in the hopes that her parents will let them stay. On a walk to the park with her big brother, Hugh, Maxine stops every time she sees a dog, hoping for... Read more >
Good Dog
Good Dog
Written by Maya Gottfried, Illustrated by Robert Rahway Zakanitch
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375830495
Our Price: $15.95
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Good Dog
Written by Maya Gottfried
Illustrated by Robert Rahway Zakanitch


Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 25, 2005
Price: $15.95

In this heart-stealing picture book, fine artist Robert Rahway Zakanitch gives us 16 masterful, soulful, impossibly expressive portraits of dogs, and Maya Gottfried wonderfully captures their voices and inner personalities in 16 enchanting poems. It’s a doggie delight!

These dogs beg to be patted, tickled, scratched, and ruffled. Which one will... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Busy Doggies
Busy Doggies
Written by John Schindel, Photographed by Beverly Sparks
Format: Board
ISBN: 9781582460901
Our Price: $6.99
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Busy Doggies
Written by John Schindel
Photographed by Beverly Sparks


Format: Board, 20 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2004
Price: $6.99

It'¬?s time to woof it up! Toddlers learn basic action words as they gnaw, paw, tug, and hug along with these perennially active pooches.Spotlights vivid full-color photographs of a variety of breeds. Read more >
Working Like a Dog
Working Like a Dog
Written by Gena K. Gorrell
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780887765896
Our Price: $16.95
 Quantity: 1 
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Working Like a Dog
Written by Gena K. Gorrell

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2003
Price: $16.95

Winner of The 2003 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award

Included on VOYA’s ninth annual Nonfiction Honor List


Since the first hungry wolf bravely approached an ancient cooking fire and was rewarded with a scrap of meat, our lives and the lives of dogs have been interwoven. Dogs have worked for us as... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Balto and the Great Race
Balto and the Great Race
Written by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780679891987
Our Price: $3.99
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Balto and the Great Race
Written by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: December 21, 1999
Price: $3.99

Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and an eBook.
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